The Nature of Reading: Theories and Characteristics

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What is the step involved in reading by which the reader understands the text?

  • Reaction
  • Comprehension (correct)
  • Evaluation
  • Perception

Which characteristic of the reading process involves the use of a linguistic system enabling readers to be more effective users of written language?

  • Reading is a complex process
  • Reading makes use of a linguistic system (correct)
  • Reading is a largely visual process
  • Reading is an active process

What is the nature of reading?

  • Complex process
  • Passive process
  • Mainly auditory process
  • Communication skill (correct)

What does the reader draw from a text and combine with old information and expectations?

<p>New knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which step in reading involves the reader perceiving the written symbols on the text through the use of external senses?

<p>Perception (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Jean Piaget's theory of assimilation, what is the process by which readers incorporate new experiences into existing knowledge?

<p>Adjusting existing knowledge to fit the new experience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kenneth Goodman's reading theory, reading is described as a psycholinguistic guessing game because:

<p>Reading involves the use of educated guesses based on linguistic cues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Rumelhart's reading theory, what is considered the 'building block of cognition'?

<p>The reader's prior knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of reading theories, what is the primary function of context clues according to Keith Stanovich?

<p>To compensate for the meaning of words that are not known (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of reading theories, what does Keith Stanovich's social constructivism theory emphasize about good readers?

<p>They are adept at combining bottom-up and top-down reading strategies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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